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wèi
Main
English Definitionto speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense; (Chinese surname)
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Pinyinwèi
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)wai6

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Words With Same Head Word    
谓语wèiyǔ(grammatical) predicate
谓词wèicípredicate (in logic and grammar)
Words With Same Tail Word    
所谓suǒwèiso-called; what is called
无所谓wú suǒwèito be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
可谓kěwèiit could even be said
无谓wúwèipointless; meaningless; unnecessarily
称谓chēngwèititle; appellation; form of address
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